unsafety

American

[uhn-seyf-tee] / ʌnˈseɪf ti /

noun

unsafe state or condition; exposure to danger or risk; insecurity.

Other Word Forms

unsafetied adjective

Etymology

Origin of unsafety

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + safety

Example Sentences

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“And hopefully in the next year that safety valve, or unsafety valve, won’t be available to people and that’s hugely important.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2022

“But it caused even more unsafety and ridiculous dehumanization.”

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2021

Additionally, he argues that having good values is absolutely essential over "neurotic" values, which tend to develop under conditions of extreme insecurity and unsafety.

From Scientific American • Sep. 24, 2017

“I was experiencing intense feelings of unsafety and terror,” she said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2016

Peraps at this present momink of Railway Hagetation and unsafety the follying little istory of a young friend of mine may hact as an olesome warning to hother week and hirresolute young gents.

From Burlesques by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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